Metal coordination compound and electroluminescence device

ABSTRACT

A metal coordination compound having a basic structure represented by formula: ML m L′ n  (1), wherein M is a metal atom of Ir, Pt, Rh or Pd; L and L′ are mutually different bidentate ligands; m is 1, 2 or 3; wherein at least one bidentate ligand has a partial structure formed by condensation via an alkylene group having 2-10 carbon atoms, is provided. In an electroluminescence device composed of one or a plurality of organic films disposed between a cathode and an anode, at least one layer is a luminescence layer which is formed by incorporating luminescence molecules constituting the metal coordination compound having a structure of the formula (1) described above as a guest material in a host material thereby to provide an electroluminescence device producing luminescence at high efficiency and stably keeping a high luminance for a long period.

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present invention relates to an electroluminescence device using an organic compound, more particularly to an organic electroluminescence device (hereinafter, referred to as an “organic EL device”) using a metal coordination compound as a luminescent material.

BACKGROUND ART

[0002] An applied study on an organic EL device as a luminescence device of a high-speed responsiveness and a high efficiency has been energetically conducted. Basic structures thereof are shown in FIGS. 1(a) and (b) (e.g., Macromol. Symp. 125, 1-48 (1997)).

[0003] As shown in FIG. 1, an organic EL device generally has a structure comprising a transparent electrode 14, a metal electrode 11, and a plurality of organic film layers therebetween on a transparent substrate 15.

[0004] In the device of FIG. 1(a), the organic layers comprise a luminescence layer 12 and a hole-transporting layer 13. For the transparent electrode 14, ITO, etc., having a large work function are used, for providing a good hole-injection characteristic from the transparent electrode 14 to the hole-transporting layer 13. For the metal electrode 11, a metal, such as aluminum, magnesium or an alloy of these, having a small work function is used for providing a good electron-injection characteristic to the organic layers. These electrodes have a thickness of 50-200 nm.

[0005] For the luminescence layer 12, aluminum guinolynol complexes (a representative example thereof is Alq3 shown hereinafter), etc., having an electron-transporting characteristic and luminescence characteristic are used. For the hole-transporting layer 13, biphenyldiamine derivatives (a representative example thereof is α-NPD shown hereinafter), etc., having an electron-donative characteristic are used.

[0006] The above-structured device has a rectifying characteristic, and when an electric field is applied between the metal electrode 11 as a cathode and the transparent electrode 14 as an anode, electrons are injected from the metal electrode 11 into the luminescence layer 12 and holes are injected from the transparent electrode 15. The injected holes and electrons are recombined within the luminescence layer 12 to form excitons and cause luminescence. At this time, the hole-transporting layer 13 functions as an electron-blocking layer to increase the recombination efficiency at a boundary between the luminescence layer 12 and hole-transporting layer 13, thereby increasing the luminescence efficiency.

[0007] Further, in the structure of FIG. 1(b), an electron-transporting layer 16 is disposed between the metal electrode 11 and the luminescence layer 12. By separating the luminescence and the electron and hole-transportation to provide a more effective carrier blocking structure, efficient luminescence can be performed. For the electron-transporting layer 16, an electron-transporting material, such as an oxadiazole derivative, can be used.

[0008] Luminescence used heretofore in organic EL devices generally includes two types including fluorescence and phosphorescence. In a fluorescence device, fluorescence at the time of transition of luminescence material molecule from a singlet exciton state to the ground state is produced. On the other hand, in a phosphorescence device, luminescence via a triplet exciton state is utilized.

[0009] In recent years, the phosphorescence device providing a higher luminescence yield than the fluorescence device has been studied.

[0010] Representative published literature may include:

[0011] Article 1: Improved energy transfer in electrophosphorescent device (D. F. O'Brien, et al., Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 74, No. 3, p. 422 (1999)); and

[0012] Article 2: Very high-efficiency green organic light-emitting devices based on electrophosphorescence (M. A. Baldo, et al., Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 75, No. 1, p. 4 (1999)).

[0013] In these articles, a structure including 4 organic layers as shown in FIG. 1(c) has been principally used, including, from the anode side, a hole-transporting layer 13, a luminescence layer 12, an exciton diffusion-prevention layer 17 and an electron-transporting layer 16. Materials used therein include carrier-transporting materials and phosphorescent materials. Abbreviations of the respective materials are as follows.

[0014] Alq3: aluminum quinolinol complex

[0015] α-NPD: N4,N4′-di-naphthalene-1-yl-N4,N4′-diphenyl-biphenyl-4,4′-diamine

[0016] CBP: 4,4′-N,N′-dicarbazole-biphenyl

[0017] BCP: 2,9-dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline

[0018] PtOEP: platinum-octaethylporphyrin complex

[0019] Ir(ppy)₃: iridium-phenylpyrimidine complex

[0020] However, the organic EL device utilizing phosphorescence described above is accompanied with a problem regarding a deterioration in luminescence particularly in an energization state. The reason of the deterioration has not been clarified, but is conceived as follows. Generally, a life of the triplet excitons is longer by three or more digits than the life of a singlet exciton, so that excited molecules are held in a high-energy state for a longer period. As a result, it may be considered that reaction with surrounding materials such as polymer formation among the excitons, a change in minute molecular structure and a change in structure of the surrounding material are caused.

[0021] Anyway, the phosphorescence device is expected to have a high luminescence efficiency but on the other hand, the device is problematic in terms of deterioration in energized state. As a result, the luminescent material used in the phosphorescence device is desired to be a compound providing a high-efficiency luminescence and a high stability.

DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION

[0022] Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a luminescence device allowing high-efficiency luminescence, retaining a high luminance or brightness for a long period and exhibiting a stability. The present invention provides a particular metal coordination compound as a novel luminescent material therefor.

[0023] A metal coordination compound according to the present invention is represented by the following formula (1):

ML_(m)L′_(n)   (1),

[0024] wherein M is a metal atom of Ir, Pt, Rh or Pd; L and L′ are mutually different bidentate ligands; m is 1, 2 or 3; n is 0, 1 or 2 with the proviso that m+n is 2 or 3; a partial structure ML_(m) is represented by formula (2) shown below and a partial structure ML′_(n) is represented by formula (3), (4) or (5) shown below:

[0025] wherein N and C are nitrogen and carbon atoms, respectively; A, A′ and A″ are respectively a cyclic group capable of having a substituent and connected to the metal atom M via the nitrogen atom; B, B′ and B″ are respectively a cyclic group capable of having a substituent and connected to the metal atom M via the carbon atom;

[0026] {wherein the substituent denotes a halogen atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, a trialkylsilyl group (of which the alkyl groups are independently a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms), a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms (of which the alkyl group can include one or non-neighboring two or more methylene groups that can be replaced with —O—, —S—, —CO—, —CO—O—, —O—CO—, —CH═CH— or —C≡C— and the alkyl group can include a hydrogen atom that can be replaced with a fluorine atom), or an aromatic cyclic group capable of having a substituent (of which the substituent denotes a halogen atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms (of which the alkyl group can include one or non-neighboring two or more methylene groups that can be replaced with —O—, —S—, —CO—, —CO—O—, —O—CO—, —CH═CH— or —C≡C— and the alkyl group can include a hydrogen atom that can be replaced with a fluorine atom)};

[0027] A and B, A′ and B′, and A″ and B″ are respectively bonded to each other via a covalent bond; and

[0028] A and B, and A′ and B′ are bonded to each other via X and X′, respectively, in which X and X′ are respectively a linear or branched alkylene group having 2-10 carbon atoms (of which the alkylene group can include one or non-neighboring two or more methylene groups that can be replaced with —O—, —S—, —CO—, —CO—O—, —O—CO—, —CH═CH— or —C≡C— and the alkylene group can include a hydrogen atom that can be replaced with a fluorine atom); and

[0029] E and G are independently a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms (of which the alkyl group can include a hydrogen atom that can be replaced with a fluorine atom), or an aromatic cyclic group capable of having a substituent (of which the substituent denotes a halogen atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, a trialkylsilyl group (of which the alkyl groups are independently a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms), or a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms (of which the alkyl group can include one or non-neighboring two or more methylene groups that can be replaced with —O—, —S—, —CO—, —CO—O—, —O—CO—, —CH═CH— or —C≡C— and the alkyl group can include a hydrogen atom that can be replaced with a fluorine atom)).

[0030] In the metal coordination compound according to the present invention; n in the formula (1) may preferably be 0, the partial structure ML′_(n) in the formula (1) may preferably be represented by the formula (3), the partial structure ML′_(n) in the formula (1) may preferably be represented by the formula (4), and the partial structure ML′_(n) in the formula (1) may preferably be represented by the formula (5).

[0031] Further, X in the formula (1) may preferably be a linear or branched alkylene group having 2-6 carbon atoms (of which the alkylene group can include one or non-neighboring two or more methylene groups that can be replaced with —O—, —S—, —CO—, —CO—O—, —O—CO—, —CH═CH— or —C≡C— and the alkylene group can include a hydrogen atom that can be replaced with a fluorine atom).

[0032] Further, M in the formula (1) may preferably be Ir.

[0033] Further, the present invention provides an electro-luminescence device, wherein a layer comprising the above-mentioned metal coordination compound is sandwiched between opposing two electrodes between which a voltage is applied thereby to provide luminescence.

[0034] Particularly, an electroluminescence device causing phosphorescence by application of an electric field is preferred.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0035]FIG. 1 illustrates embodiments of the luminescence device according to the present invention, wherein (a) is a device structure comprising 2 organic layers, (b) is a device structure comprising 3 organic layers, and (c) is a device structure comprising 4 organic layers.

[0036]FIG. 2 schematically illustrates an example of a panel structure including an organic EL device and drive means.

[0037]FIG. 3 illustrates an example of pixel circuit using TFTs (thin film transistors).

BEST MODE FOR PRACTICING THE INVENTION

[0038] Needless to say, in the case of constituting a luminescence layer with a carrier-transporting host material and a luminescent guest, the luminescent material per se requires a high quantum yield but it is important to efficiently effect energy transfer between host materials or between host and guest materials, in order to enhance a luminescence efficiency of an organic EL device. Further, the reason of a deterioration in luminescence by current application (energization) has not been clarified as yet but may be considered to be associated with at least an environmental change of the luminescent material due to the luminescence material by itself or its surrounding materials.

[0039] The present inventors have conducted various studies and have found the above-mentioned metal coordination compound of the formula (1) and also that an organic EL device using the luminescent material allows high-efficiency luminescence, keeps a high luminance (brightness) for a long period, and causes less deterioration under current application.

[0040] In the metal coordination compound represented by the above-mentioned formula (1), n may preferably be 0 or 1, more preferably 0. Further, the partial structure ML′n may preferably be represented by the above-mentioned formula (3). Further, in the formula (1) described above, X may preferably be a linear or branched alkylene group having 2-6 carbon atoms (of which the alkylene group can include one or non-neighboring two or more methylene groups that can be replaced with —O—, —S—, —CO—, —CO—O—, —O—CO—, —CH═CH— or —C≡C— and the alkylene group can include a hydrogen atom that can be replaced with a fluorine atom). Further, M in the formula may preferably be Ir or Rh, more preferably Ir.

[0041] The metal coordination compound used in the present invention emits phosphorescence, and its lowest excited state is believed to be an MLCT* (metal-to-ligand charge transfer) excited state or η-η* excited state in a triplet state. Phosphorescence is caused at the time of transition from such a state to the ground state.

[0042] By utilizing phosphorescence by photo-excitation, it is possible to determine a phosphorescence yield and a life of phosphorescence.

[0043] <Measuring Methods of Physical Properties>

[0044] Hereinbelow, measuring methods of physical properties in the present invention will be described.

[0045] (1) Discrimination Method between Phosphorescence and Fluorescence

[0046] Discrimination of phosphorescence was effected whether a sample compound caused oxygen deactivation or not. The compound is dissolved in chloroform and divided into a solution aerated with oxygen and a solution aerated with nitrogen, followed by irradiation with light to compare their photoluminescence. As a result, luminescence resulting from the compound is little observed with respect to the oxygen-aerated solution, whereas photoluminescence can be confirmed with respect to the nitrogen-aerated solution, thus discriminating these luminescence. Hereinafter, with respect to all the compounds according to the present invention, photoluminescence is confirmed by this method unless otherwise noted specifically.

[0047] (2) A phosphorescence yield used in the present invention may be determined according to the following formula:

Φ(sample)/Φ(st)=[Sem(sample)/Iabs(sample)]/[Sem(st)/Iabs(st)],

[0048] wherein Iabs(st) denotes an absorption coefficient at an excitation wavelength of the standard sample; Sem(st), a luminescence spectral areal intensity when excited at the same wavelength: Iabs(sample), an absorption coefficient at an excitation wavelength of an objective compound; and Sem(sample), a luminescence spectral areal intensity when excited at the same wavelength.

[0049] Phosphorescence quantum yield values described herein are relative quantum yield with respect to a quantum yield Φ=1 of Ir(ppy)₃ as a standard sample.

[0050] (3) Method of Measurement of Phosphorescence Life

[0051] A compound is dissolved in chloroform and spin-coated onto a quartz substrate in a thickness of ca. 0.1 μm and used as a sample for measurement. This sample is exposed to pulsative nitrogen laser light at an excitation wavelength of 337 nm at room temperature by using a luminescence life meter (made by Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.). After completion of the excitation pulses, the decay time of luminescence intensity is measured.

[0052] When an initial luminescence intensity is denoted by I₀, a luminescence intensity after t(sec) is defined according to the following formula with reference to a luminescence life τ(sec):

I=I₀ ·exp(−t/τ).

[0053] A phosphorescence yield of the metal coordination compound of the present invention is a high value of 0.11-0.8, and a phosphorescence life is a short one of 1-40 μsec.

[0054] If the phosphorescence life is long, the number of molecules in a triplet excited state waiting for the luminescence when used in an organic EL device is increased, thus leading to a problem of a lowering in luminescence efficiency particularly at a high current density. Accordingly, in order to enhance the luminescence efficiency, it is effective to shorten the above-mentioned phosphorescence life. The metal coordination compound of the present invention is a suitable luminescence material for an organic EL device because of a high phosphorescence yield and a short phosphorescence life.

[0055] Further, because rotational vibration in a dihedral angle direction between the cyclic groups A and B within a molecule is suppressed by the alkylene group represented by X in the formula (2) characterizing the present invention (and further that between the cyclic groups A′ and B′ in a molecule is suppressed by the alkylene group shown by X′ in the case where the partial structure ML′n is represented by the formula (3)), it may be considered that the metal coordination compound of the present invention is decreased in intermolecular energy deactivation pass to accomplish a high efficiency luminescence.

[0056] Further, by appropriately selecting the length of the above-mentioned alkylene groups, it becomes possible to change dihedral angles between the cyclic groups A and B and between the cyclic groups A and B and between the cyclic groups A′ and B′ within molecule to allow control of emission wavelength, particularly shift to shorter wavelength.

[0057] Also from the above-described viewpoint, the metal coordination compound of the present invention is suitable as a luminescent material for the organic EL device.

[0058] Further, as shown in Examples described hereinafter, it has been clarified that the metal coordination compound of the present invention exhibited an excellent performance for stability in a current conduction durability test. By a state change in intermolecular interaction due to introduction of the above-mentioned alkylene group(s) as a characteristic feature of the present invention, it is possible to control intermolecular interaction with a host material etc., thus suppressing formation of excited association product causing thermal deactivation. As a result, it may be considered that the device characteristic is improved.

[0059] <Synthesis of Iridium Coordination Compound>

[0060] Synthesis schemes of the metal coordination compound represented by the above-mentioned formula (1) used in the present invention will be shown by taking an iridium coordination compound as an example.

[0061] Synthesis of iridium coordination compound

[0062] Hereinbelow, specific structural formulas of the metal coordination compound used in the present invention are shown in Tables 1-1 to 1-14, which are however only representative examples and the present invention is not restricted to these examples.

[0063] L₁-L₁₁′ used in Tables 1-1 to 1-14 have structures shown below.

[0064] B-M′ used for X and X′ in Tables 1-1 to 1-14 have structures shown below.

[0065] Pi-Qn2 used for A″ and B″ in Tables 1-10 and 1-11 have structures shown below.

[0066] Further, L and L′, aromatic groups present as substituents for the cyclic structures A″ and B″, and Ph2 to Ph3 used for E and G in Tables 1-1 to 1-14 have structures shown below. TABLE 1 1 No M m n L X R1 R2 X1 X2 X3 X4 R7 R8 R9 R10  1 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H H H H H — — — —  2 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H F H H H — —  3 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H H F H H  4 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H F F H H  5 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H CF3 H H H — — — —  6 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H H CF3 H H — — — —  7 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H F CF3 H H  8 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H CF3 F H H — —  9 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H CI CF3 H H — — — 10 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H CH3 H H H — — — 11 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H H CH3 H H — — — 12 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H OCH3 H H H — — — 13 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H H OCH3 H H — — — 14 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H OCF3 H H H — — — 15 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H H OcF3 H H — — — — 16 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H CI H H H — — — 17 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H H CI H H — — — 18 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H Br H H H 19 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H H Br H H — — — 20 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H H OC4H9 H H — — — 21 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H OC4H9 H H H — — — 22 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H H OCH(CH3)2 H H — — — — 23 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H Br H H H — 24 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H H H CI H 25 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H H H H CI — — — — 26 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H H H CF3 H — — 27 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H H H H CF3 28 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H Ph3 H H H — — 29 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H Ph3 H H CF3 30 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H Ph2 H H H H F H H 31 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H Ph2 H H H H H CF3 H 32 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H Tn5 H H H H H — — 33 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H Np3 H H H H H — 34 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H H Tn5 H H H H — — 35 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H Tn7 H H H H H — — 36 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H Pe2 H H H H — — — 37 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H Tn8 H H H H H — 38 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H Np4 H H H H — 39 Ir 3 0 L1 B H H Tn6 H H H H H — — 40 Ir 3 0 L1 B CH3 H H H H H — — — — 41 Ir 3 0 L1 B CH3 H F H H H — — — 42 Ir 3 0 L1 B CH3 H CF3 H H H — — — — 43 Ir 3 0 L1 B CH3 H H CF3 H H — 44 Ir 3 0 L1 B CH3 H F CF3 H H — — 45 Ir 3 0 L1 B H CH3 CF3 F H H — — 46 Ir 3 0 L1 B H CH3 CI CF3 H H — — 47 Ir 3 0 L1 B H CH3 OC4H9 H H H — — — — 48 Ir 3 0 L1 B H CH3 H OCH(CH3)2 H H — — — 49 Ir 3 0 L1 B H CH3 Ph2 H H H H F H H 50 Ir 3 0 L1 B H CH3 Np3 H H H H H — — Ph2:

Tn5:

Tn6:

Npe:

Np4:

Tn7:

Tn8:

An:

Pe2:

Pi2:

Pi3:

Qn2:

Ph3:

[0067] TABLE 1-2 No M m n L X R1 R2 X1 X2 X3 X4 R7 R8 R9 R10 51 Ir 3 0 L1 B H CH3 Tn6 H H H H H — — 52 Ir 3 0 L1 B CH3 CH3 H H H H — — — — 53 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — H H H H — — — — 54 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — F H H H — — — — 55 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — H F H H — — — — 56 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — F F H H — — — — 57 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — CF3 H H H — — — — 58 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — H CF3 H H — — — — 59 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — F CF3 H H — — — — 60 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — CF3 F H H — — — — 61 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — Cl CF3 H H — — — — 62 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — CH3 H H H — — — — 63 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — H CH3 H H — — — — 64 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — OCH3 H H H — — — — 65 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — H OCH3 H H — — — — 66 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — OCF3 H H H — — — — 67 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — H OCF3 H H — — — — 68 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — Cl H H H — — — — 69 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — H Cl H H — — — — 70 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — Br H H H — — — — 71 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — H Br H H — — — — 72 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — H OC4H9 H H — — — — 73 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — OC4H9 H H H — — — — 74 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — H OCH(CH3)2 H H — — — — 75 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — Br H H H — — — — 76 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — H H Cl H — — — — 77 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — H H H Cl — — — — 78 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — H H CF3 H — — — — 79 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — H H H CF3 — — — — 80 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — Ph3 H H H — — — — 81 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — Ph3 H H CF3 — — — — 82 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — Ph2 H H H H F H H 83 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — Ph2 H H H H H CF3 H 84 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — Tn5 H H H H H — — 85 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — Np3 H H H H H — — 86 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — H Tn5 H H H H — — 87 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — Tn7 H H H H H — — 88 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — Pe2 H H H H — — — 89 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — Tn8 H H H H H — — 90 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — Np4 H H H H — — — 91 Ir 3 0 L1 C H — Tn6 H H H H H — — 92 Ir 3 0 L1 C CH3 — H H H H — — — — 93 Ir 3 0 L1 C CH3 — F H H H — — — — 94 Ir 3 0 L1 C CH3 — CF3 H H H — — — — 95 Ir 3 0 L1 C CH3 — H CF3 H H — — — — 96 Ir 3 0 L1 C CH3 — F CF3 H H — — — — 97 Ir 3 0 L1 C CH3 — CF3 F H H — — — — 98 Ir 3 0 L1 C CH3 — Cl CF3 H H — — — — 99 Ir 3 0 L1 C CH3 — OC4H9 H H H — — — — 100 Ir 3 0 L1 C CH3 — H OCH(CH3)2 H H — — — —

[0068] TABLE 1-3 No M m n L X R1 R2 X1 X2 X3 X4 R7 R8 R9 R10 101 Rh 3 0 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — 102 Rh 3 0 L1 B H H F H H H — — — — 103 Rh 3 0 L1 B H H H F H H — — — — 104 Rh 3 0 L1 B H H F F H H — — — — 105 Rh 3 0 L1 B H H CF3 H H H — — — — 106 Rh 3 0 L1 B H H H CF3 H H — — — — 107 Rh 3 0 L1 B H H F CF3 H H — — — — 108 Rh 3 0 L1 B H H CF3 F H H — — — — 109 Rh 3 0 L1 B H H Cl CF3 H H — — — — 110 Rh 3 0 L1 B H H CH3 H H H — — — — 111 Rh 3 0 L1 B H H H CH3 H H — — — — 112 Rh 3 0 L1 B H H OCH3 H H H — — — — 113 Rh 3 0 L1 B H H H OCH3 H H — — — — 114 Rh 3 0 L1 B H H OCF3 H H H — — — — 115 Rh 3 0 L1 B H H H OCF3 H H — — — — 116 Rh 3 0 L1 B H H Cl H H H — — — — 117 Rh 3 0 L1 B H H H Cl H H — — — — 118 Rh 3 0 L1 B H H Br H H H — — — — 119 Rh 3 0 L1 B H H H Br H H — — — — 120 Rh 3 0 L1 B H H H OC4H9 H H — — — — 121 Rh 3 0 L1 B H H OC4H9 H H H — — — — 122 Rh 3 0 L1 B H H H OCH(CH3)2 H H — — — — 123 Rh 3 0 L1 B H H Br H H H — — — — 124 Rh 3 0 L1 B H H H H Cl H — — — — 125 Rh 3 0 L1 B H H H H H Cl — — — — 126 Pt 2 0 L1 B H H H H CF3 H — — — — 127 Pt 2 0 L1 B H H H H H CF3 — — — — 128 Pt 2 0 L1 B H H Ph3 H H H — — — — 129 Pt 2 0 L1 B H H Ph3 H H CF3 — — — — 130 Pt 2 0 L1 B H H Ph2 H H H H F H H 131 Pt 2 0 L1 B H H Ph2 H H H H H CF3 H 132 Pt 2 0 L1 B H H Tn5 H H H H H — — 133 Pt 2 0 L1 B H H Np3 H H H H H — — 134 Pt 2 0 L1 B H H H Tn5 H H H H — — 135 Pt 2 0 L1 B H H Tn7 H H H H H — — 136 Pt 2 0 L1 B CH3 H F H H H — — — — 137 Pt 2 0 L1 B CH3 H CF3 H H H — — — — 138 Pt 2 0 L1 B CH3 H H CF3 H H — — — — 139 Pt 2 0 L1 B CH3 H F CF3 H H — — — — 140 Pt 2 0 L1 B CH3 H H H H H — — — — 141 Pd 2 0 L1 B CH3 H F H H H — — — — 142 Pd 2 0 L1 B CH3 H CF3 H H H — — — — 143 Pd 2 0 L1 B CH3 H H CF3 H H — — — — 144 Pd 2 0 L1 B CH3 H F CF3 H H — — — — 145 Pd 2 0 L1 B H CH3 CF3 F H H — — — — 146 Pd 2 0 L1 B H CH3 Cl CF3 H H — — — — 147 Pd 2 0 L1 B H CH3 OC4H9 H H H — — — — 148 Pd 2 0 L1 B H CH3 H OCH(CH3)2 H H — — — — 149 Pd 2 0 L1 B H CH3 Ph2 H H H H F H H 150 Pd 2 0 L1 B H CH3 Np3 H H H H H — —

[0069] TABLE 1-4 No M m n L X R1 R2 X1 X2 X3 X4 R7 R8 R9 R10 151 Ir 3 0 L1 D H H H H H H — — — — 152 Ir 3 0 L1 D H H F H H H — — — — 153 Ir 3 0 L1 D H H H F H H — — — — 154 Ir 3 0 L1 D H H F F H H — — — — 155 Ir 3 0 L1 D H H CF3 H H H — — — — 156 Ir 3 0 L1 D H H H CF3 H H — — — — 157 Ir 3 0 L1 D H H F CF3 H H — — — — 158 Ir 3 0 L1 D H H CF3 F H H — — — — 159 Ir 3 0 L1 D H H Cl CF3 H H — — — — 160 Ir 3 0 L1 D H H CH3 H H H — — — — 161 Ir 3 0 L1 D H H H CH3 H H — — — — 162 Ir 3 0 L1 D CH3 H OCH3 H H H — — — — 163 Ir 3 0 L1 D H CH3 H OCH3 H H — — — — 164 Ir 3 0 L1 D CH3 CH3 OCF3 H H H — — — — 165 Ir 3 0 L1 D H H H OCF3 H H — — — — 166 Ir 3 0 L1 E — — H H H H — — — — 167 Ir 3 0 L1 E — — H Cl H H — — — — 168 Ir 3 0 L1 E — — Br H H H — — — — 169 Ir 3 0 L1 E — — H Br H H — — — — 170 Ir 3 0 L1 E — — H OC4H9 H H — — — — 171 Ir 3 0 L1 F H — H H H H — — — — 172 Ir 3 0 L1 F H — H OCH(CH3)2 H H — — — — 173 Ir 3 0 L1 F H — Br H H H — — — — 174 Ir 3 0 L1 F H — H H Cl H — — — — 175 Ir 3 0 L1 F C2H5 — H H H Cl — — — — 176 Ir 3 0 L1 G H — H H CF3 H — — — — 177 Ir 3 0 L1 G H — H H H H — — — — 178 Ir 3 0 L1 G H — Ph3 H H H — — — — 179 Ir 3 0 L1 G H — Ph3 H H CF3 — — — — 180 Ir 3 0 L1 G H — H H H H — — — — 181 Ir 3 0 L1 H H — Ph2 H H H H H CF3 H 182 Ir 3 0 L1 H H — Tn5 H H H H H — — 183 Ir 3 0 L1 H H — Np3 H H H H H — — 184 Ir 3 0 L1 H CH3 — H Tn5 H H H H — — 185 Ir 3 0 L1 H H — Tn7 H H H H H — — 186 Ir 3 0 L1 I H H H H H H — — — — 187 Ir 3 0 L1 I H H Tn8 H H H H H — — 188 Ir 3 0 L1 I H H Np4 H H H H — — — 189 Ir 3 0 L1 I H H Tn6 H H H H H — — 190 Ir 3 0 L1 I CH3 H H H H H — — — — 191 Ir 3 0 L1 J H H F H H H — — — — 192 Ir 3 0 L1 J H H CF3 H H H — — — — 193 Ir 3 0 L1 J H H H CF3 H H — — — — 194 Ir 3 0 L1 J CH3 H F CF3 H H — — — — 195 Ir 3 0 L1 J H CH3 CF3 F H H — — — — 196 Ir 3 0 L1 K — H Cl CF3 H H — — — — 197 Ir 3 0 L1 K — H OC4H9 H H H — — — — 198 Ir 3 0 L1 K — H H OCH(CH3)2 H H — — — — 199 Ir 3 0 L1 K — H Ph2 H H H H F H H 200 Ir 3 0 L1 K — CH3 Np3 H H H H H — —

[0070] TABLE 1-5 No M m n L X R1 R2 X1 X2 X3 X4 R7 R8 R9 R10 201 Ir 3 0 L1 M H — H H H H — — — — 202 Ir 3 0 L1 M H — F H H H — — — — 203 Ir 3 0 L1 M H — H F H H — — — — 204 Ir 3 0 L1 N H H H H H H — — — — 205 Ir 3 0 L1 N H H CF3 H H H — — — — 206 Ir 3 0 L1 N CH3 H H CF3 H H — — — — 207 Ir 3 0 L1 O H H F CF3 H H — — — — 208 Ir 3 0 L1 O H H CF3 F H H — — — — 209 Ir 3 0 L1 O H H Cl CF3 H H — — — — 210 Ir 3 0 L1 P — H H H H H — — — — 211 Ir 3 0 L1 P — H H CH3 H H — — — — 212 Ir 3 0 L1 P — H OCH3 H H H — — — — 213 Ir 3 0 L1 Q H — H H H H — — — — 214 Ir 3 0 L1 Q H — OCF3 H H H — — — — 215 Ir 3 0 L1 Q H — H OCF3 H H — — — — 216 Ir 3 0 L1 R H — H H H H — — — — 217 Ir 3 0 L1 R H — H Cl H H — — — — 218 Ir 3 0 L1 R H — H H H H — — — — 219 Ir 3 0 L1 S H — H Br H H — — — — 220 Ir 3 0 L1 S H — H OC4H9 H H — — — — 221 Ir 3 0 L1 S H — OC4H9 H H H — — — — 222 Ir 3 0 L1 T — — H H H H — — — — 223 Ir 3 0 L1 T — — Br H H H — — — — 224 Ir 3 0 L1 T — — H H H H — — — — 225 Ir 3 0 L1 U — — H H H Cl — — — — 226 Ir 3 0 L1 U — — H H CF3 H — — — — 227 Ir 3 0 L1 U — — H H H CF3 — — — — 228 Ir 3 0 L1 V H — H H H H — — — — 229 Ir 3 0 L1 V H — Ph3 H H H — — — — 230 Ir 3 0 L1 V H — Ph2 H H H H F H H 231 Ir 3 0 L1 W — — H H H H — — — — 232 Ir 3 0 L1 W — — Tn5 H H H H H — — 233 Ir 3 0 L1 W — — Np3 H H H H H — — 234 Ir 3 0 L1 Y H — H H H H — — — — 235 Ir 3 0 L1 Y H — Tn7 H H H H H — — 236 Ir 3 0 L1 Y H — Pe2 H H H H — — — 237 Ir 3 0 L1 Z — — H H H H — — — — 238 Ir 3 0 L1 Z — — Np4 H H H H — — — 239 Ir 3 0 L1 Z — — Tn6 H H H H H — — 240 Ir 3 0 L1 A′ H — H H H H — — — — 241 Ir 3 0 L1 A′ H — F H H H — — — — 242 Ir 3 0 L1 A′ CH3 — CF3 H H H — — — — 243 Ir 3 0 L1 B′ — H H H H H — — — — 244 Ir 3 0 L1 B′ — H F CF3 H H — — — — 245 Ir 3 0 L1 B′ — CH3 CF3 F H H — — — — 246 Ir 3 0 L1 C′ H H Cl CF3 H H — — — — 247 Ir 3 0 L1 C′ H H OC4H9 H H H — — — — 248 Ir 3 0 L1 C′ H CH3 H H H H — — — — 249 Ir 3 0 L1 D′ H — Ph2 H H H H F H H 250 Ir 3 0 L1 D′ CH3 — Np3 H H H H H — —

[0071] TABLE 1-6 No M m n L X R1 R2 X1 X2 X3 X4 R7 R8 R9 R10 251 Ir 3 0 L1 D′ H H H H H H — — — — 252 Ir 3 0 L1 E′ H H H H H H — — — — 253 Ir 3 0 L1 E′ H H H F H H — — — — 254 Ir 3 0 L1 E′ H CH3 F F H H — — — — 255 Ir 3 0 L1 F′ — — CF3 H H H — — — — 256 Ir 3 0 L1 F′ — — H H H H — — — — 257 Ir 3 0 L1 F′ — — F CF3 H H — — — — 258 Ir 3 0 L1 F′ — — CF3 F H H — — — — 259 Ir 3 0 L1 F′ — — Cl CF3 H H — — — — 260 Ir 3 0 L1 G′ — — H H H H — — — — 261 Ir 3 0 L1 G′ — — H CH3 H H — — — — 262 Ir 3 0 L1 G′ — — OCH3 H H H — — — — 263 Ir 3 0 L1 G′ — — H OCH3 H H — — — — 264 Ir 3 0 L1 G′ — — OCF3 H H H — — — — 265 Ir 3 0 L1 G′ — — H OCF3 H H — — — — 266 Ir 3 0 L1 H′ — — H H H H — — — — 267 Ir 3 0 L1 H′ — — H Cl H H — — — — 268 Ir 3 0 L1 H′ — — Br H H H — — — — 269 Ir 3 0 L1 H′ — — H Br H H — — — — 270 Ir 3 0 L1 H′ — — H OC4H9 H H — — — — 271 Ir 3 0 L1 I′ — — H H H H — — — — 272 Ir 3 0 L1 I′ — — H OCH(CH3)2 H H — — — — 273 Ir 3 0 L1 I′ — — Br H H H — — — — 274 Ir 3 0 L1 I′ — — H H Cl H — — — — 275 Ir 3 0 L1 I′ — — H H H Cl — — — — 276 Ir 3 0 L1 J′ — — H H H H — — — — 277 Ir 3 0 L1 J′ — — H H H CF3 — — — — 278 Ir 3 0 L1 J′ — — Ph3 H H H — — — — 279 Ir 3 0 L1 J′ — — Ph3 H H CF3 — — — — 280 Ir 3 0 L1 J′ — — Ph2 H H H H F H H 281 Ir 3 0 L1 K′ — — Ph2 H H H H H CF3 H 282 Ir 3 0 L1 K′ — — H H H H — — — — 283 Ir 3 0 L1 K′ — — Np3 H H H H H — — 284 Ir 3 0 L1 K′ — — H Tn5 H H H H — — 285 Ir 3 0 L1 K′ — — Tn7 H H H H H — — 286 Rh 3 0 L1 C H — Pe2 H H H H — — — 287 Rh 3 0 L1 C H — Tn8 H H H H H — — 288 Rh 3 0 L1 C H — Np4 H H H H — — — 289 Rh 3 0 L1 I H H Tn6 H H H H H — — 290 Rh 3 0 L1 D′ CH3 — H H H H — — — — 291 Rh 3 0 L1 F′ — — F H H H — — — — 292 Pt 2 0 L1 C H — CF3 H H H — — — — 293 Pt 2 0 L1 O H H H CF3 H H — — — — 294 Pt 2 0 L1 Z — — F CF3 H H — — — — 295 Pt 2 0 L1 D′ H — CF3 F H H — — — — 296 Pt 2 0 L1 F′ — — Cl CF3 H H — — — — 297 Pt 2 0 L1 H′ — — OC4H9 H H H — — — — 298 Pd 2 0 L1 I′ — — H OCH(CH3)2 H H — — — — 299 Pd 2 0 L1 G H — Ph2 H H H H F H H 300 Pd 2 0 L1 C H — Np3 H H H H H — —

[0072] TABLE 1-7 L X R1 R2 X1 X2 X3 X4 R7 R8 R9 R10 No M m n L′ X′ R1 R2 X1′ X2′ X3′ X4′ R7 R8 R9 R10 301 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — L1′ B H H F H H H — — — — 302 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — L1′ B H H H F H H — — — — 303 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — L1′ B H H F F H H — — — — 304 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — L1′ B H H CF3 H H H — — — — 305 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — L1′ B H H H CF3 H H — — — — 306 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — L1′ B H H F CF3 H H — — — — 307 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — L1′ B H H Cl CF3 H H — — — — 308 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — L1′ B H H CH3 H H H — — — — 309 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — L1′ B H H OCF3 H H H — — — — 310 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — L1′ B H H H OC4H9 H H — — — — 311 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H OC4H9 H H H — — — — L1′ B H H H OCH(CH3)2 H H — — — — 312 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H Br H H H — — — — L1′ B H H H H Cl H — — — — 313 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H H H H Cl — — — — L1′ B H H H H CF3 H — — — — 314 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H H H H CF3 — — — — L1′ B H H Ph3 H H H — — — — 315 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H Ph3 H H CF3 — — — — L1′ B H H Ph2 H H H H F H H 316 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H Ph2 H H H H H CF3 H L1′ B H H Tn5 H H H H H — — 317 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H Np3 H H H H H — — L1′ B H H H Tn5 H H H H — — 318 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H Tn7 H H H H H — — L1′ B H H Pe2 H H H H — — — 319 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H Tn8 H H H H H — — L1′ B H H Np4 H H H H — — — 320 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H Tn6 H H H H H — — L1′ B CH3 H H H H H — — — — 321 Ir 2 1 L1 B CH3 H F H H H — — — — L1′ B CH3 H CF3 H H H — — — — 322 Ir 2 1 L1 B CH3 H H CF3 H H — — — — L1′ B CH3 H F CF3 H H — — — — 323 Ir 2 1 L1 B H CH3 CF3 F H H — — — — L1′ B H CH3 Cl CF3 H H — — — — 324 Ir 2 1 L1 B H CH3 OC4H9 H H H — — — — L1′ B H CH3 H OCH(CH3)2 H H — — — — 325 Ir 2 1 L1 B H CH3 Ph2 H H H H F H H L1′ B H CH3 Np3 H H H H H — —

[0073] TABLE 1-8 L X R1 R2 X1 X2 X3 X4 R7 R8 R9 R10 No M m n L′ X′ R1 R2 X1′ X2′ X3′ X4′ R7 R8 R9 R10 326 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — L1′ C H — H H H H — — — — 327 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — L1′ C H — F H H H — — — — 328 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — L1′ C H — F F H H — — — — 329 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — L1′ C H — F CF3 H H — — — — 330 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — L1′ C H — Cl CF3 H H — — — — 331 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — L1′ D CH3 H OCH3 H H H — — — — 332 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — L1′ E — — H OC4H9 H H — — — — 333 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — L1′ F C2H5 — H H H Cl — — — — 334 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — L1′ G H — Ph3 H H CF3 — — — — 335 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — L1′ H H — Ph2 H H H H H CF3 H 336 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H OC4H9 H H H — — — — L1′ I H H H H H H — — — — 337 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H Br H H H — — — — L1′ J H H CF3 H H H — — — — 338 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H H H H Cl — — — — L1′ K — CH3 Np3 H H H H H — — 339 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H H H H CF3 — — — — L1′ M H — H F H H — — — — 340 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H Ph3 H H CF3 — — — — L1′ N CH3 H H CF3 H H — — — — 341 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H Ph2 H H H H H CF3 H L1′ O H H Cl CF3 H H — — — — 342 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H Np3 H H H H H — — L1′ P — H OCH3 H H H — — — — 343 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H Tn7 H H H H H — — L1′ Q H — H H H H — — — — 344 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H Tn8 H H H H H — — L1′ R H — H Cl H H — — — — 345 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H Tn6 H H H H H — — L1′ S H — H OC4H9 H H — — — — 346 Ir 2 1 L1 B CH3 H F H H H — — — — L1′ V H — Ph2 H H H H F H H 347 Ir 2 1 L1 B CH3 H H CF3 H H — — — — L1′ Y H — Pe2 H H H H — — — 348 Ir 2 1 L1 B H CH3 CF3 F H H — — — — L1′ A′ CH3 — CF3 H H H — — — — 349 Ir 2 1 L1 B H CH3 OC4H9 H H H — — — — L1′ C′ H H Cl CF3 H H — — — — 350 Ir 2 1 L1 B H CH3 Ph2 H H H H F H H L1′ D′ CH3 — Np3 H H H H H — —

[0074] TABLE 1-9 L X R1 R2 X1 X2 X3 X4 R7 R8 R9 R10 No M m n L′ X′ R1 R2 X1′ X2′ X3′ X4′ R7 R8 R9 R10 351 Rh 2 1 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — L1′ B H H F H H H — — — — 352 Rh 2 1 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — L1′ B H H H F H H — — — — 353 Rh 2 1 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — L1′ B H H F F H H — — — — 354 Rh 2 1 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — L1′ B H H CF3 H H H — — — — 355 Rh 2 1 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — L1′ B H H H CF3 H H — — — — 356 Rh 2 1 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — L1′ B H H F CF3 H H — — — — 357 Rh 2 1 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — L1′ B H H Cl CF3 H H — — — — 358 Rh 2 1 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — L1′ B H H CH3 H H H — — — — 359 Rh 2 1 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — L1′ B H H OCF3 H H H — — — — 360 Rh 2 1 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — L1′ B H H H OC4H9 H H — — — — 361 Pt 1 1 L1 B H H OC4H9 H H H — — — — L1′ B H H H OCH(CH3)2 H H — — — — 362 Pt 1 1 L1 B H H Br H H H — — — — L1′ B H H H H Cl H — — — — 363 Pt 1 1 L1 B H H H H H Cl — — — — L1′ B H H H H CF3 H — — — — 364 Pt 1 1 L1 B H H H H H CF3 — — — — L1′ B H H Ph3 H H H — — — — 365 Pt 1 1 L1 B H H Ph3 H H CF3 — — — — L1′ B H H Ph2 H H H H F H H 366 Pd 1 1 L1 B H H Ph2 H H H H H CF3 H L1′ B H H Tn5 H H H H H — — 367 Pd 1 1 L1 B H H Np3 H H H H H — — L1′ B H H H Tn5 H H H H — — 368 Pd 1 1 L1 B H H Tn7 H H H H H — — L1′ B H H Pe2 H H H H — — — 369 Pd 1 1 L1 B H H Tn8 H H H H H — — L1′ B H H Np4 H H H H — — — 370 Pd 1 1 L1 B H H Tn6 H H H H H — — L1′ B CH3 H H H H H — — — — 371 Rh 2 1 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — L1′ C H — Cl CF3 H H — — — — 372 Rh 2 1 L1 B H H Ph3 H H CF3 — — — — L1′ N CH3 H H CF3 H H — — — — 373 Pt 1 1 L1 B H H Tn6 H H H H H — — L1′ S H — H OC4H9 H H — — — — 374 Pt 1 1 L1 B H CH3 OC4H9 H H H — — — — L1′ C′ H H Cl CF3 H H — — — — 375 Pd 1 1 L1 B H CH3 Ph2 H H H H F H H L1′ D′ CH3 — Np3 H H H H H — —

[0075] TABLE 1-10 L X R1 R2 X1 X2 X3 X4 R7 R8 R9 R10 A″ R7 R8 R9 R10 B″ No M m n L′ A″ B″ R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 376 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — — Ph1 Pi H H H H — — — — — — — — 377 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H F CF3 H H — — — — — Ph1 Pi H H H H — — — — — — — — 378 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H Cl CF3 H H — — — — — Ph1 Pi H H H H — — — — — — — — 379 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H H OCF3 H H — — — — — Ph1 Pi H H H H — — — — — — — — 380 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H OC4H9 H H H — — — — — Ph1 Pi H H H H — — — — — — — — 381 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H Ph2 H H H H H CF3 H — Ph1 Pi Ph2 H H H H F H H — — — — 382 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H Tn7 H H H H H — — — Ph1 Pi H H H H — — — — — — — — 383 Ir 2 1 L1 B H CH3 Ph2 H H H H F H H — Tn2 Pi H CH3 H H — — — — — — — — 384 Ir 2 1 L1 B H CH3 Np3 H H H H H — — — Tn3 Pi H H H H — — — — — — — — 385 Ir 2 1 L1 C H — H H H H — — — — — Ph1 Pi H H H H — — — — — — — — 386 Ir 2 1 L1 D H H CF3 H H H — — — — — Np2 Pi H H H CF3 — — — — — — — — 387 Ir 2 1 L1 E — — H Cl H H — — — — — Pe1 Py1 H — H H — — — — — — — — 388 Ir 2 1 L1 F H — H OCH(CH3)2 H H — — — — — Tn1 Pr H H Ph3 H — — — — — — — —

[0076] TABLE 1-11 L X R1 R2 X1 X2 X3 X4 R7 R8 R9 R10 A″ R7 R8 R9 R10 B″ No M m n L′ A″ B″ R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 389 Ir 2 1 L1 H H — Ph2 H H H H H CF3 H — Ph1 Pi H H H Tn5 — — — — H H — — 390 Ir 2 1 L1 H CH3 — H Tn5 H H H H — — — Ph1 Pi H H H Tn8 — — — — H H — — 391 Rh 2 1 L1 I H H Tn8 H H H H H — — — Ph1 Pi H H H H — — — — — — — — 392 Rh 2 1 L1 P — H OCH3 H H H — — — — — Ph1 Pi H Ph2 H H F F F F — — — — 393 Rh 2 1 L1 V H — Ph2 H H H H F H H — Tn2 Py2 — H H H — — — — — — — — 394 Rh 2 1 L1 D′ H — Ph2 H H H H F H H — Tn3 Pi Np3 H CF3 H H H — — — — — — 395 Pt 1 1 L1 F′ — — F CF3 H H — — — — — Ph1 Pi H H H H — — — — — — — — 396 Pt 1 1 L1 J′ — — Ph3 H H CF3 — — — — — Tn1 Pi H H H H — — — — — — — — 397 Pt 1 1 L1 C H — Pe2 H H H H — — — — Np2 Pi H H H H — — — — — — — — 398 Pd 1 1 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — — Ph1 Pi H H H H — — — — — — — — 399 Pd 1 1 L1 B H H H OCH(CH3)2 H H — — — — — Tn3 Pi Ph2 H H CH3 H C3F7 H H — — — — 400 Pd 1 1 L1 C H — H H H H — — — — — Np1 PR H H An H — — — — H — — —

[0077] TABLE 1-12 L X R1 R2 X1 X2 X3 X4 R7 R8 R9 R10 E E R7 R8 R9 R10 G No M m n G R7 R8 R9 R10 401 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — CH3 — — — — CH3 — — — — 402 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H F CF3 H H — — — — CH3 — — — — CH3 — — — — 403 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H Cl CF3 H H — — — — CH3 — — — — CH3 — — — — 404 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H H OCF3 H H — — — — CF3 — — — — CF3 — — — — 405 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H OC4H9 H H H — — — — CF3 — — — — CF3 — — — — 406 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H Ph2 H H H H H CF3 H Ph3 — — — — Ph3 — — — — 407 Ir 2 1 L1 B H H Tn7 H H H H H — — Ph2 H C3H7 H H Ph2 H C3H7 H H 408 Ir 2 1 L1 B H CH3 Ph2 H H H H F H H Tn5 H H — — Tn5 H H — — 409 Ir 2 1 L1 B H CH3 Np3 H H H H H — — CH3 — — — — Ph3 — — — — 410 Ir 2 1 L1 C H — H H H H — — — — Tn6 H H — — Tn6 H H — — 411 Ir 2 1 L1 D H H CF3 H H H — — — — Np3 CH3O H — — Np3 CH3O H — — 412 Ir 2 1 L1 E — — H Cl H H — — — — Np4 F — — — Np4 F — — — 413 Ir 2 1 L1 F H — H OCH(CH3)2 H H — — — — Tn7 CH3 H — — Tn7 CH3 H — —

[0078] TABLE 1-13 L X R1 R2 X1 X2 X3 X4 R7 R8 R9 R10 E E R7 R8 R9 R10 G No M m n G R7 R8 R9 R10 414 Ir 2 1 L1 H H — Ph2 H H H H H CF3 H Tn8 H H — — Tn8 H H — — 415 Ir 2 1 L1 H CH3 — H Tn5 H H H H — — Pe2 H — — — Pe2 H — — — 416 Rh 2 1 L1 I H H Tn8 H H H H H — — CH3 — — — — CH3 — — — — 417 Rh 2 1 L1 P — H OCH3 H H H — — — — CH3 — — — — CH3 — — — — 418 Rh 2 1 L1 V H — Ph2 H H H H F H H CH3 — — — — CH3 — — — — 419 Rh 2 1 L1 D′ H — Ph2 H H H H F H H Ph3 — — — — Ph3 — — — — 420 Pt 1 1 L1 F′ — — F CF3 H H — — — — CH3 — — — — CH3 — — — — 421 Pt 1 1 L1 J′ — — Ph3 H H CF3 — — — — CF3 — — — — CF3 — — — — 422 Pt 1 1 L1 C H — Pe2 H H H H — — — Pi2 H H — — Pi2 H H — — 423 Pd 1 1 L1 B H H H H H H — — — — CH3 — — — — CH3 — — — — 424 Pd 1 1 L1 B H H H OCH9CH3)2 H H — — — — CF3 — — — — CF3 — — — — 425 Pd 1 1 L1 C H — H H H H — — — — Qn2 H H — — Qn2 H H — —

[0079] TABLE 1-14 No M m n L X R1 R2 R3 R4 X1 X2 X3 X4 426 Ir 3 0 L2 B H H — — H H — H 427 1r 3 0 L3 B H H — — F H H — 428 Ir 3 0 L4 B H H — — H F H H 429 Ir 3 0 L5 B H H — — — F H H 430 Ir 3 0 L6 B H H — — CF3 — — H 431 Ir 3 0 L7 B H H — — H H H H 432 Ir 3 0 L8 B H H — — F CF3 H H 433 Ir 3 0 L9 B H H — — H H CF3 F 434 Ir 3 0 L10 B H H — — H H H H 435 Ir 3 0 L11 B H H — — H H H H 436 Ir 3 0 L2′ B H H — — H CH3 — H 437 Ir 3 0 L3′ B H H — — OCH3 H H — 438 Ir 3 0 L4′ B H H — — H H H H 439 Ir 3 0 L5′ B H H — — — H H H 440 Ir 3 0 L6′ B H H — — H — — H 441 Ir 3 0 L7′ B H H — — H H H H 442 Ir 3 0 L8′ B H H — — H H H H 443 Ir 3 0 L9′ B H H — — H H H H 444 Ir 3 0 L10′ B H H — — H H H H 445 Ir 3 0 L11′ B H H — — H H H H 446 Ir 3 0 L1 M′ CH3 CH3 CH3 CH3 H H H H 447 Ir 3 0 L1 M′ C2H5 C2H5 C2H5 C2H5 H H H H 448 Ir 3 0 L1 M′ CH3 CH3 CH3 CH3 F H H H 449 Ir 3 0 L1 M′ CH3 CH3 CH3 CH3 H F H H 450 Ir 3 0 L1 M′ CH3 CH3 CH3 CH3 F CH3 H H

[0080] Hereinbelow, the present invention will be described specifically based on Examples.

EXAMPLE 1>

[0081] (Synthesis of Example Compound No. 1)

[0082] In a 2 L (liter)-three-necked flask, 69.0 g (472 mM) of α-tetralone, 50.0 g (720 mM) of hydroxylamine hydrochloride, 500 ml of ethanol and 360 ml of 2N-sodium hydroxide aqueous solution were placed and stirred for 1 hour at room temperature. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure to provide a dry solid (residue). To the residue, 500 ml of water was added and extracted three times with 150 ml of ethyl acetate. The organic layer was dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate, followed by removal of the solvent under reduced pressure to obtain 74 g (Yield: 97.2%) of a pale yellow crystal of α-tetralone=oxime.

[0083] In a 1 L-three-necked flask, 80 ml of tetrahydrofuran and 23.8 g (595 M) of 60%-oily sodium hydride were placed and stirred for 5 minutes at room temperature, followed by addition thereof dropwise to solution of 74.0 g (459 mM) of α-tetralone=oxime in 500 ml of anhydrous DMF (dimethylformamide) in 15 minutes. Thereafter, the system was stirred for 1 hour at room temperature, followed by addition of 113.5 g (939 mM) of allyl bromide and further stirring for 12 hours at room temperature. After the reaction, the reaction product was subjected to removal of the solvent under reduced pressure to obtain a residue. To the residue, 500 ml of water was added and extracted three times with 200 ml of ethyl acetate. The organic layer was dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate and subjected to removal of the solvent under reduced pressure to obtain a brown liquid. The liquid was subjected to distilling-off of the solvent under reduced pressure to obtain 79.5 g (Yield: 86.0%) of α-tetralone=oxime=O-allyl=ether having a boiling agent of 75-80° C. (6.7 Pa).

[0084] In a 1L-autoclave, 58.0 g (288 mM) of α-tetralone=oxime=O-allyl=ether was placed and aerated with oxygen gas, followed by hermetic sealing with a cap and vigorous stirring for 5 days at 190° C. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature to provide a high-viscous brown liquid, which was dissolved in chloroform and extracted three times with 300 ml of 5%-hydrochloric acid. The aqueous layer was alkalified with 48%-sodium hydroxide and extracted three times with 350 ml of chloroform. The organic layer was dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure, followed by purification by silica gel column chromatography using chloroform as an eluent and purification by silica gel column chromatography using a mixture solvent of hexane/ethyl acetate=5/1 as an eluent to obtain 7.7 g of a pale brown liquid. The liquid was purified by using a Kugelrohr distillation apparatus (ball-tube oven) to obtain 6.6 g (Yield: 12.6%) of colorless benzo[h]-5,6-dihydroquinoline.

[0085] In a 100 ml-four-necked flask, 50 ml of glycerol was placed and heated for 2 hours at 130-140° C. under stirring and bubbling with nitrogen. The glycerol was cooled to 100° C. by standing, and 0.91 g (5.02 mM) of benzo[h]-5,6-dihydroquinoline and 0.50 g (1.02 mM) of iridium (III) acetylacetonate were added thereto, followed by stirring for 5 hours at 190-215° C. under heating and nitrogen stream. The reaction product was cooled to room temperature and poured into 300 ml of 1N-hydrochloric acid to obtain a precipitate, which was recovered by filtration and washed with water, followed by dissolution in acetone to remove an insoluble matter by filtration. The acetone was removed under reduced pressure to obtain a residue, which was purified by silica gel column chromatography using chloroform as an eluent to obtain 0.11 g (Yield: 14.7%) of yellow powder of iridium (III) tris{benzo[h]-5,6-dihydroquinoline}.

[0086] This compound exhibited a PL (photoluminescence) spectrum having λmax (maximum emission wavelength) of 511 nm and a quantum yield of 0.51 in a solution state. For comparison, when a solution of Ir(ppy)₃ as the above-mentioned conventional luminescent material which was not crosslinked with an alkylene group, different from the metal coordination compound of the present invention, was subjected to measurement of PL spectrum in a similar manner, λmax (maximum emission wavelength) was 510 nm and a quantum yield was 0.40. Further, an organic EL device prepared in Example 3 described hereinafter caused luminescence at a high luminance under application of an electric field. Further, EL spectrum thereof had a λmax (maximum emission wavelength) of 510 nm.

EXAMPLE 2>

[0087] (Synthesis of Ex. Comp. No. 53)

[0088] In a 3 L (liter)-three-necked flask, 166.0 g (1036 mM) of 1-benzosuberone, 125.0 g (1141 mM) of O-allylhydroxylamine hydrochloride, 93.5 g (1140 mM) of sodium acetate, 158.0 g (1143 mM) of potassium carbonate and 1500 ml of ethanol were placed and stirred for 1.5 hours at 80° C. under heating. The reaction product was cooled to room temperature and subjected to removal of the solvent under reduced pressure to obtain a residue. To the residue, 1500 ml of water was added and extracted three times with 500 ml of ethyl acetate. The organic layer was dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate and subjected to removal of the solvent under reduced pressure to obtain a pale brown liquid. The liquid was subjected to distilling-off of the solvent under reduced pressure to obtain 221.8 g (Yield: 99.0%) of l-benzosuberone=oxime=O-allyl=ether having a boiling agent of 75-83° C. (4.0 Pa).

[0089] In a 5L-autoclave, 222.0 g (1022 mM) of 1-benzosuberone=oxime=O-allyl=ether was placed and aerated with oxygen gas, followed by hermetic sealing with a cap and vigorous stirring for 3 days at 190° C. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature to provide a high-viscous brown liquid, which was dissolved in 2 liters of chloroform and extracted three times with 500 ml of 5%-hydrochloric acid. The aqueous layer was alkalified with 48%-sodium hydroxide and extracted three times with 500 ml of chloroform. The organic layer was dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate and subjected to removal of the solvent under reduced pressure, followed by purification by silica gel column chromatography using a mixture solvent of hexane/ethyl acetate=5/1 as an eluent to obtain 19 g of a pale brown liquid. The liquid was purified by using a Kugelrohr distillation apparatus (ball-tube oven) to obtain 13.5 g (Yield: 6.8%) of pale green 3,2′-trimethylene-2-phenyl-pyridine.

[0090] In a 100 ml-four-necked flask, 50 ml of glycerol was placed and heated for 2 hours at 130-140° C. under stirring and bubbling with nitrogen. The glycerol was cooled to 100° C. by standing, and 0.98 g (5.02 mM) of 3,2′-trimethylene-2-phenylpyridine and 0.50 g (1.02 mM) of iridium (III) acetylacetonate were added thereto, followed by stirring for 8 hours at 190-210° C. under heating and nitrogen stream. The reaction product was cooled to room temperature and poured into 300 ml of 1N-hydrochloric acid to obtain a precipitate, which was recovered by filtration and washed with water, followed by dissolution in acetone to remove an insoluble matter by filtration. The acetone was removed under reduced pressure to obtain a residue, which was purified by silica gel column chromatography using chloroform as an eluent to obtain 0.18 g (Yield: 22.7%) of yellow powder of iridium (III) tris{3,2′-trimethylene-2-phenylpyridine}. An organic EL device prepared in Example 6 described hereinafter caused bluish green luminescence under application of an electric field.

EXAMPLES 3-11 AND COMPARATIVE EXAMPLE 1)

[0091] As each device structure, a device having three-layered organic layers shown in FIG. 1(b) was used.

[0092] On a glass substrate (transparent substrate 15), a 100 nm-thick ITO (transparent electrode 14) was formed and then patterned. On the ITO electrode, the following organic layers and electrode layers were successively formed in the following film thicknesses in a vacuum chamber at a vacuum of 10⁻⁴ Pa by resistance heating vacuum deposition.

[0093] Organic layer 1 (hole-transporting layer 13) (40 nm): α-NPD

[0094] Organic layer 2 (luminescence layer 12) (30 nm): CBP/luminescent material (=95/5)

[0095] This layer was formed by co-deposition of CBP as a host material with a metal coordination compound shown in Table 2 appearing hereinafter in a weight proportion of 5 wt. % as a luminescent material.

[0096] Organic layer 3 (electron-transporting layer 16) (30 nm): Alq3

[0097] Metal electrode 1 (15 nm): AlLi alloy (Li content: 1.8 wt. %)

[0098] Metal electrode 2 (100 nm): Al

[0099] After the electrode materials were formed into films, the electrodes were patterned to have an opposing electrode area of 3 mm².

[0100] Each device was supplied with an electric field with the ITO side as the anode and the Al side as the cathode by applying a voltage so that a current value became constant, thus measuring a change in luminance with time. A current amount (density) was set to 70 mA/cm² and respective devices showed luminances obtained at an initial stage in a range of 80-250 cd/m². Times required for ½ of these luminances, respectively, were evaluated as a luminance half-life (half-time).

[0101] For measurement, in order to remove factors for device deterioration due to oxygen or water, the above measurement was performed in a dry nitrogen flow after taking the device out of the vacuum chamber.

[0102] In Comparative Example 1, Ir(ppy)₃ described in the above-mentioned article 2 was used as a conventional luminescent material.

[0103] The results of current-conduction durability test for the devices using the respective compounds are shown in Table 2. The devices (of the present invention) exhibited clearly larger luminance half-life values than the device using the conventional luminescent material, thus resulting in devices with high durability resulting from a stability of a material used in the present invention. TABLE 2 Luminescence Luminance half- material No. life (Hr) Example 3 (1) 950 Example 4 (7) 850 Example 5 (48) 700 Example 6 (53) 900 Example 7 (102) 600 Example 8 (131) 500 Example 9 (302) 800 Example 10 (376) 750 Example 11 (401) 650 Comparative Ir(ppy)₃ 350 Example 1

EXAMPLE 12>

[0104] An embodiment of the electroluminescence device of the present invention applied to an active-matrix type color organic EL display using a TFT circuit shown in FIG. 3 will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

[0105]FIG. 2 schematically illustrates an example of a panel structure provided with an organic EL device and drive means. In this example, the number of pixels was set to 128×128 pixels. Incidentally, one pixel was composed of three color pixels comprising a green pixel, a blue pixel and a red pixel.

[0106] On a glass substrate, a thin film transistor circuit using polysilicon (referred to as a TFT circuit) was formed by a known method.

[0107] In regions corresponding to the respective color pixels, organic layers and a metal electrode layer were formed in the following thicknesses by vacuum deposition with a hand mask, followed by patterning. Organic layer structures corresponding to the respective color pixels are shown below.

[0108] Green pixel=α-NPD (40 nm)/CBP:phosphorescent material (=93:7 by weight) (30 nm)/BCP (20 nm)/Alq (40 nm)

[0109] Blue pixel: α-NPD (50 nm)/BCP (20 nm)/Alq (50 nm)

[0110] Red pixel: α-NPD (40 nm)/CBP:PtOEP (=93:7 by weight) (30 nm)/BCP (20 nm)/Alq (40 nm)

[0111] A luminescence layer for the green pixel was formed by co-deposition of CBP as a host material with a phosphorescent material (Example Compound No. 1) having a weight proportion of 7 wt. %.

[0112] In the panel shown in FIG. 2, a scanning signal driver, a data signal driver and a current supply source are disposed and are connected to gate selection lines, data signal lines and current supply lines, respectively. At intersections of the gate selection lines and data signal lines, a pixel circuit (equivalent circuit) shown in FIG. 3 is disposed, the gate selection lines G1, G2, G3 . . . Gn are sequentially selected by the scanning signal driver and in synchronism therewith, image (picture) signals are applied from the data signal driver.

[0113] Next, a pixel circuit operation is described with reference to the equivalent circuit shown in FIG. 3. When a selection signal is applied to a gate selection line, TFT1 is turned on so that a display signal is supplied from a data signal line to a capacitor Cadd, thereby determining the gate potential of TFT2, whereby a current is supplied to an organic luminescence device (abbreviate as EL) disposed at each pixel through a current supply line depending on the gate potential of TFT2. The gate potential of TFT2 is held at Cadd during one frame period, so that the current continually flows from the current supply line to the EL device during the period. As a result, luminescence can be retained during one frame period.

[0114] As a result, it has been confirmed that it was possible to display a desired image data, thus resulting in stable display with good image quality.

[0115] In this example, as the application to display, the driving scheme using the TFT circuit of an active-matrix scheme was used. However, the switching device used in the present invention need not be particularly restricted, and can also be readily applicable to a single-crystal silicon substrate, an MIM (metal-insulator-metal) device, an a-Si (amorphous silicon)-type TFT circuit, etc.

[0116] [Industrial Applicability]

[0117] As described above, a luminescence device using a metal coordination compound represented by the above-mentioned formula (1) as a luminescent material had a high phosphorescence efficiency and could retain high-luminance luminescence for a long period. Further, the metal coordination compound is an excellent material allowing control of emission wavelength, particularly shift to a shorter wavelength. Further, the luminescence device of the present invention is also excellent as a display device.

[0118] A high-efficiency luminescence device according to the present invention is applicable to a product requiring energy economization or a high luminance. As applied examples, a display apparatus, an illumination apparatus, a printer light source or a backlight for a liquid crystal display apparatus, etc. are considered. As for a display apparatus, it allows a flat panel display which provides a highly recognizable display at a low energy consumption and is light in weight. As a printer light source, the luminescence device of the present invention can be used instead of a laser light source of a laser beam printer which is currently extensively used. Independently addressable devices are arranged in an array form to effect a desired exposure on a photosensitive drum thereby forming an image. The apparatus volume can be remarkably reduced by using the devices of the present invention. 

1. A metal coordination compound represented by the following formula (1): ML_(m)L′_(n)   (1), wherein M is a metal atom of Ir, Pt, Rh or Pd; L and L′ are mutually different bidentate ligands; m is 1, 2 or 3; n is 0, 1 or 2 with the proviso that m+n is 2 or 3; a partial structure ML_(m) is represented by formula (2) shown below and a partial structure ML′_(n) is represented by formula (3), (4) or (5) shown below:

wherein N and C are nitrogen and carbon atoms, respectively; A, A′ and A″ are respectively a cyclic group capable of having a substituent and connected to the metal atom M via the nitrogen atom; B, B′ and B″ are respectively a cyclic group capable of having a substituent and connected to the metal atom M via the carbon atom; (wherein the substituent denotes a halogen atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, a trialkylsilyl group (of which the alkyl groups are independently a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms), a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms (of which the alkyl group can include one or non-neighboring two or more methylene groups that can be replaced with —O—, —S—, —CO—, —CO—O—, —O—CO—, —CH═CH— or —C≡C— and the alkyl group can include a hydrogen atom that can be replaced with a fluorine atom), or an aromatic cyclic group capable of having a substituent (of which the substituent denotes a halogen atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms (of which the alkyl group can include one or non-neighboring two or more methylene groups that can be replaced with —O—, —S—, —CO—, —CO—O—, —O—CO—, —CH═CH— or —C≡C— and the alkyl group can include a hydrogen atom that can be replaced with a fluorine atom)}; A and B, A′ and B′, and A″ and B″ are respectively bonded to each other via a covalent bond; and A and B, and A′ and B′ are bonded to each other via X and X′, respectively, in which X and X′ are respectively a linear or branched alkylene group having 2-10 carbon atoms (of which the alkylene group can include one or non-neighboring two or more methylene groups that can be replaced with —O—, —S—, —CO—, —CO—O—, —O—CO—, —CH═CH— or —C≡C— and the alkylene group can include a hydrogen atom that can be replaced with a fluorine atom); and E and G are independently a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms (of which the alkyl group can include a hydrogen atom that can be replaced with a fluorine atom), or an aromatic cyclic group capable of having a substituent (of which the substituent denotes a halogen atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, a trialkylsilyl group (of which the alkyl groups are independently a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms), or a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms (of which the alkyl group can include one or non-neighboring two or more methylene groups that can be replaced with —O—, —S—, —CO—, —CO—O—, —O—CO—, —CH═CH— or —C≡C— and the alkyl group can include a hydrogen atom that can be replaced with a fluorine atom)}.
 2. A metal coordination compound according to claim 1, wherein n in the formula (1) is
 0. 3. A metal coordination compound according to claim 1, wherein the partial structure ML′_(n) in the formula (1) is represented by the formula (3).
 4. A metal coordination compound according to claim 1, wherein the partial structure ML′_(n) in the formula (1) is represented by the formula (4).
 5. A metal coordination compound according to claim 1, wherein the partial structure ML′_(n) in the formula (1) is represented by the formula (5).
 6. A metal coordination compound according to claim 1, wherein n in the formula (1) is a linear or branched alkylene group having 2-6 carbon atoms (of which the alkylene group can include one or non-neighboring two or more methylene groups that can be replaced with —O—, —S—, —CO—, —CO—O—, —O—CO—, —CH═CH— or —C≡C— and the alkylene group can include a hydrogen atom that can be replaced with a fluorine atom).
 7. A metal coordination compound according to claim 1, wherein M in the formula (1) is Ir.
 8. An electroluminescence device, comprising: a substrate, a pair of electrodes disposed on the substrate, and at least one species of a metal coordination compound represented by the formula (1) according to claim
 1. 9. An electroluminescence device according to claim 8, wherein phosphorescence is emitted by applying a voltage between the electrodes. 